TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Tiger attack at a Japanese safari park: a case report
JO  - International journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Fujii, Kouichi
A1  - Kikuchi, Jin
A1  - Uchida, Masatoshi
A1  - Machida, Masanari
A1  - Tsuchiya, Midori
A1  - Hayashi, Kentaro
A1  - Maekawa, Nana
A1  - Houzumi, Hajime
A1  - Honda, Arata
A1  - Wake, Koji
SP  - e80
EP  - e80
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Big cat bites are highly lethal due to the enormous bite force of these animals. This article reviews the morphology of these types of injuries and key points of management through a survival case at a Japanese safari park.     CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 26-year-old female keeper who was attacked by a tiger. She was quickly transported to our university hospital by ambulance helicopter. The keeper was severely bitten on the head and face and had wounds all over her body. Craniofacial repair was performed by emergency surgery. She suffered mild facial nerve paralysis and trismus because of being bitten by the tiger and is currently recovering. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A multidisciplinary approach of the severe tiger bites successfully treated a young woman cosmetically and mentally. Animal farms and zoos that keep tigers should take strict measures to avoid direct confrontation with tigers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1865-1372
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-023-00556-3
ID  - ref1
ER  -